Horner May Be Peacemaker in Prairie Rail Dispute
Horner, chosen by Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta transport ministers, aims to mediate with federal Transport Minister Otto Lang over the Hall Report on Grain Handling and Transportation. He plans a February meeting to explore implementing a Prairie Rail Authority and subsidized freight rates, while noting final decisions rest with cabinet.
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Protesters Turn Back Five Cattle Trucks At Border
Five cattle trucks bound for Wisconsin were turned back at the North Dakota Saskatchewan border as U S farmers protest Canadian imports. Officials warned against road blockades while protestors pledged to curb traffic at Por tal crossing. The action follows similar moves near Pembina and affects Winnipeg stockyards prices.
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Passenger lands plane after pilot heart attack
A passenger with six hours of prior flight training 30 years ago piloted a light Cessna 182 and landed safely after the pilot suffered a heart attack north of Guelph. Peter Kirwin died on arrival at hospital.
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Pinochet Wins Chile Referendum For No More Elections
Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet declares there will be no more elections for 16 years after a landslide yes vote in a referendum on foreign criticism of his regime. He calls UN inquiries an aggression and reiterates plans for a controlled path to elections, with Congress appointment and gradual popular suffrage.
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Crown heads for homeland return of St Stephen crown
An Air Force jet carrying the Crown of St Stephen departed Andrews AFB Maryland for Budapest with a 24 person American delegation, as the State Department declined to reveal prior storage details for security. Stephen Koczak criticized President Carter for transferring the crown to Hungary.
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Extremists suspected in killing of PLO spokesman in London
Arab extremists are suspected in the shooting of Said Hammami, London spokesman for the PLO. He was killed in his basement office near the Arab League building as four Arabs fled. Hammami supported coexistence with Israel, prompting Abu Arafat loyalists to call him a martyr and vow revenge. The attack followed a Syrian embassy official’s assassination nearby four days earlier.
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Carter and Giscard honor D-Day dead at Omaha Beach
President Carter and France's Valery Giscard d Estaing laid wreaths at a U S military cemetery atop Omaha Beach in Normandy. They spoke on Europe's freedom and democracy while noting 90 000 U S servicemen from two wars lie in European graves and 200 000 serve in Europe. Carter urged a new democratic agenda and cooperation with developing nations as France and the Allies remember the cost of liberty.
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Horner backs domestic ABCs but questions tests
Edmonton staff report Industry Minister Jack Horner supports advance booking charters for Canada but criticizes the Canadian Transport Commission’s test allowing 25 flights in 1978 for CP Air or Air Canada. He cites airline resistance and favors regional carriers with limited routes to ensure competition and capacity.
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